BolderBOULDER - Run10k


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Boulder, Colorado
United States
BolderBOULDER
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 37m 56s
Overall Rank = 253/50K +
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got up early, showered and had some soy yogurt a banana, toast and some coffee. Drove to meet our friend at the Park&Ride and drove to Boulder. Got a sweet parking spot, hit the port-a-potty (no lines!) and did a few strides then dropped my bag off at the FedEx trucks. Saw Adam on the way there and said hello then jogged to my wave. Got there with about 4 minutes to the start and saw Mike (ridgerunner) and chatted before the start.

Event warmup:

a few strides and a jog
Run
  • 37m 57s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 06m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

I went out too fast... I wanted to run a 5:45/5:50 mile 1 but ran a 5:36. I forgot my HR monitor strap and although I felt relaxed, I'm sure I was going too hard too early.

hit mile 2 and 3 pretty much where I wanted to but I had the beginnings of a side stitch at about mile 2 and I couldn't open up like I planned on mile's 4 through 6. I just sort of "hung on". By mile 4 it was full blown and I was trying to make guttural exhaling noises to try to make it go away. I'm sure people thought I was nuts.

Even with the side stitch, my running felt good and pretty much effortless. I just couldn't run as fast as I wanted to.

I'm happy that I ran with the pain. I knew that 10k is sort of a short race and that I've run with side stitch pain before. I only wished it would have went away for the last 2 miles.

Oh well. overall a B+ effort
What would you do differently?:

I might have had too much Gatorade prior to the start... also, I wish I started more slowly and I wish I had my HR strap to monitor my effort.
Post race
Warm down:

Hung out and had a few beers with BTers and watched the women's and men's elite race.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Side stitch, mostly

Event comments:

Awesome race... I don't know how they pull off such an organized 50k person race. Amazing.




Last updated: 2007-05-21 12:00 AM
Running
00:37:57 | 06.21 miles | 06m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/50K +
Performance: Average
No HR monitor strap - DRAT! MILE SPLITS: Mile 1: 5:36 Mile 2: 6:04 Mile 3: 6:14 Mile 4: 6:12 Mile 5: 6:06 Mile 6: 6:17 Last .2: 1:18
Course: Rolling hills on pavement - loop course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5